Tõnno Lepmets
Tõnno Lepmets (March 31, 1938 in Tallinn, Estonia – June 26, 2005) was an Estonian professional basketball player, who competed for the Soviet Union.[1] He won gold with the Soviet basketball team at the 1963 and 1967 EuroBasket.[1] Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian basketball in 2010.[2] He was he long-time center (194 cm) of Estonian national team.
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| Men's Basketball | ||
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| EuroBasket | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | Poland 1963 | USSR |
| Finland 1967 | USSR |
Club career
Started playing basketball in 1956 as a member of Kalev Tallinn. 1957 he joined TPI basketball team (Tallinn Polytechnic Institute). After that he played for Kalev Tartu at the Championships of the Soviet Union in 1960–71.
Achievements
Club
- Estonian SSR Championship: 1961-1966, 1968, 1971, 1974
References
- Vello Lään ja Märt Ibrus (2010-05-31). "Tõnno Lepmets" (in Estonian). Postimees (excerpt from the book Eesti korvpall. Portreed). Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- Eesti korvpall 100 - Kuulsuste Hall - Tõnno Lepmets
- "Tõnno Lepmets
Further reading
- Lään, Vello; Ibrus, Märt (2006). Eesti korvpall.Portreed. Eesti Korvpalliliit. pp. 129–141. ISBN 9949-406-68-4.
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